Improvement in pinchers for



J. W. EDWARDS; Pinchers for Applying Fence Barbs.

Patented Feb. 5, 1878.

IN VENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNBYSQ N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITMOGRAPNER.WASMKNGTDN. u C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN w. EDWARDS, or osvvneo, ILLINoIs.

IMPROVEMENT IN PINCHERS FOR APPLYING FENCE-BARBSI Specification formingpart of Letters Patent No. 199,965, dated February 5, 1878; applicationfiled November 23, 1877.

' To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, JOHN WESLEY En- WARDS,of Oswego, in the county of Kendall and State of Illinois, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Pinchers for Applying and Securing Barbsto Fence-Wires, of which the following is a specification:

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved pinchers opened,partly in section to show the construction. 2 is a side view -of theforward part of the same closed. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the same,taken through the line 00 m, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a crosssection of thesame, taken through the line 3/ y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved instrument forapplying barbs to fence-wires, which shall be so constructed as tofasten the barbs on in such a way that they will not turn or sliplengthwise of the fencewire, and which shall be simple in constructionand convenient in use.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claims.

A and B- are the arms of the instrument, which are pivoted to each otherat their forward ends, and are made of such a length as to give theleverage necessary to bend the fence-wire and barb.

The forward end of one of the arms A B is slotted to receive the end ofthe other arm, so that the two arms may work in line with each other,and without any side strain.

The forward part of the inner edge of the arm B is groovedlongitudinally, and the inner edge of the other arm, A, has a roundedlongitudinal projection formed upon it, with square shoulders (6 alongits sides, so as t0 form a bend in the fence-wire while holding the wireat each side of said bend straight.

The side shoulders a may be a solid part of the arm A, or they may beseparate pieces secured to the sides of the said arm.

In the inner edges of the arms A B, near their pivot, are formed one ormore half-round notches to receive the wire while being operated uponand prevent it from slipping.

0 represents the fence-wire, and D represents the barb. The barb D ismade of sheet metal in the form of an open tube, having barbs formedupon its ends and projecting at right angles with its length, theopening in the said tube being left sufficiently wide to enable it to beslipped upon the wire.

The tubular barb D is placed upon the wire O, the instrument is placedupon the said barb and wire, and its arms are pressed together, closingthe tube of the barb and forming a bend in the said barb and wire, sothat the barb cannot turn, slide, or come off.

To enable the instrument to be conveniently used for securing barbsalready applied to the fence-wire, the ends E F of the arms A B are madeto project beyond their pivot, and are so formed as to close like thejaws of a pair of pliers when the arms A B are brought together. i

To the inner side of one part of the projection F is attached a block,f, space being left between the said block and the other part of thesaid projection F to receive the points of the barb D. The inner edgesof the projections E F are notched to receive the wire 0 and barb D, andprojections e are attached to the opposite sides of the projection Eopposite the parts of the projection F, so that the wire may be heldbetween them and the said parts of the projection F upon the oppositesides of the barb D, to keep it straight upon the opposite sides of itsbend.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The instrument formed by pivoting the arm B,provided with a longitudinal groove, and one or more transverse notchesin its inner edge, and the arm A, provided with a longitudinalprojection, square shoulders, and one or more transverse notches in itsinner edge, to each other at their forward ends, substantially as hereinshown and described.

2. The combination of the projection E, provided with a longitudinalgroove. a transverse notch, and side projections e, and the projectionF,provided with a transverse notch, and having a block, f, attached to theinner side of one of its parts, with the pivoted arms A B, substantiallyas herein shown and described.

JOHN IVESLEY EDWVARDS.

W'itnesses DAVID M. HAIGHT, FRANK STROSSMAN.

